Imma need a bit more than this, VR porn game makers. She hopes to 'see more VR games that break from vanilla penetration and sex and lean into more kink, leathersex, fantasy desires.' It's exciting because it means it's more than a flash-in-the-pan fad and actually is growing deep roots into the cultural landscape.'īut there's no denying that vanilla, hyper-realistic sandbox sex simulators still dominate, Valens said. Deviant, and Nympho Trainer), 'We've seen hentai and even furry-porn emerge. Aside from BDSM (like FemDom by Citor3, Dr. That small but growing audience will only be further encouraged by what Kumazawa identifies as a shift in adult VR games towards more 'niche-ified' sexual content. Still, the interest is there, with Kumazawa claiming at least a 'sizable' amount of women and LGBTQ users. 'Most of the content.is developed by cis, male, heteronormative developers for cis, male, heteronormative males,' said Ryujiro Kumazawa, Head of Developer Relations at the Japanese adult VR platform ImagineVR. But it also revealed glaringly significant cultural and technical barriers to entry that keep many on the outside of virtual reality's walled garden.Īside from socioeconomic issues around cost and the need for enough technological proficiency to handle constant troubleshooting, the homogeny of who makes VR porn games further limits audiences. Traffic to the site doubled in the past six months alone, while the rate of new game releases skyrocketed from every other month to practically every few days.Ī week of testing dozens of titles in the adult VR games space gave an irresistible glimpse into what the near-future of embodied sexual immersion can be. The launch of the Quest and the pandemic created a perfect storm,' said the self-described VR tech enthusiast who goes by Soren and runs the biggest VR porn game review aggregation website, LewdVRGames. The adult VR games space gives an irresistible glimpse into what the near-future of embodied sexual immersion can be.Īlso, 'It's growing fast. immersive dungeon game Primrose Dungeon.' In the latter case, it doesn't feel like you're just fondling a 3D model, but you're interacting with a real person. 'Even adult VR games that are primarily glorified sex doll games have far more advanced physics. (Note: The author of this article knows Valens socially.) Now that the VR industry as a whole has settled on some basic, foundational best practices for game design, the adult VR community is reaping the benefit, too. Much more refined gameplay, more experimentation, better physics, and more immersive experiences,' said Ana Valens, an adult games creator and journalist who covers adult VR games extensively.

'The VR porn game world is definitely getting more sophisticated. Despite some faults, VR porn games tend to be light years ahead of standard live-action VR video porn, with small indie teams achieving incredible technical feats and genuinely interesting design innovations. But the porn VR game community, from creator to consumer, is dedicated to getting us closer. We're far from reaching anything close to what that one uncharacteristically non-dystopian Black Mirror episode imagined. Yet the promise of intimacy - or at least rubbing one out - in digital virtuality remains one of tech's most tantalizing possibilities for the future of sex. The current state of virtual reality adult video games doesn't come close to reaching the medium's full potential for sexual exploration. Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn.

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